Accident with Semi in DeKalb County Causes Injury

A woman from Hopkins, MO was injured after having an accident with an International truck in DeKalb County.

The accident happened at 2:50 pm west of Stewartsville on Monday according to a report from the Missouri Highway Patrol.

The truck was being driven by 52-year-old Krista L. Smith who was heading south on MO-31 as 69-year-old Janet R. Drummond was driving west on US-36.

The truck failed to yield while crossing US-36 and struck Drummond’s vehicle on the driver’s side, knocking the vehicle from the driving lane to the passenger lane.

Drummond suffered a minor injury and was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph by DeKalb/Clinton Ambulance.